FMCSA Launches Inaugural 'Our Roads, Our Safety' Week

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the start of its first-ever “Our Roads, Our Safety Week,” a safety observance dedicated to educating all road users on sharing the road safely with buses and large trucks.

The effort, taking place May 7 to 13, will raise awareness and share actionable information on improving roadway safety, directly supporting the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS)’s goal of zero roadway fatalities.

Each day of the safety week is dedicated to the following safety-related topics: Safer Roads, Safer People, Safer Vehicles, and Safer Speeds, which aligns with the NRSS’s Safe System Approach. Activities during the week will also focus on young drivers.

FMCSA’s ‘Our Roads’ Next Steps

On May 11, FMCSA will host a stakeholder event (streamed on Facebook Live) highlighting FMCSA’s and the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry’s commitments to the NRSS. Attendees will hear about specific activities and actions stakeholders are taking to help reach zero deaths on our nation’s roadways.

Other Safety Week highlights include:

• The announcement of a new CMV driver-focused outreach campaign dedicated to reducing or eliminating speeding on our roads.
• The unveiling of a new Our Roads, Our Safety public awareness campaign look and feel, designed to increase awareness and promote safe driving practices among all road users.

“FMCSA is committed to safety. We have a responsibility to educate all road users on how to safely share the road with buses, 18-wheelers, and other Commercial Motor Vehicles,” said FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson. “Together we can make a difference in reducing the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.”